Cinema Royale

From SINNERS to PREDATOR: BADLANDS, film critic Travis Hopson reveals his picks for the best movies of 2025! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #BestMoviesOf2025 #BestOfTheYear #yearinreview

Travis Hopson talks with Will Arnett and Laura Dern about Bradley Cooper's stand-up comedy film IS THIS THING ON?, open in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #LauraDern #WillArnett #bradleycooper

Travis Hopson reviews Paul Feig's THE HOUSEMAID starring Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney, and Brandon Sklenar! SYNOPSIS: THE HOUSEMAID is a wildly entertaining thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, based on the best-selling book. From director Paul Feig, the film plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous — a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power. Behind the Winchesters’ closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end. THE HOUSEMAID is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #TheHousemaid #SydneySweeney #AmandaSeyfried

Travis Hopson reviews James Cameron's AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, the third chapter in the epic AVATAR saga! SYNOPSIS: “Jake and Neytiri’s family grapples with grief after Neteyam’s death, encountering a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.” AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH is in theaters and IMAX now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #JamesCameron #avatarfireandash #Avatar

Travis Hopson talks with THE HOUSEMAID director Paul Feig about the year's craziest thriller with Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney. THE HOUSEMAID is open in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #PaulFeig #TheHousemaid #SydneySweeney

Travis Hopson reviews Bryan Funner's action-fantasy directorial debut DUST BUNNY starring Mads Mikkelsen, Sigourney Weaver, and Sophie Sloan. SYNOPSIS: In visionary creator Bryan Fuller’s (“Hannibal,” “Pushing Daisies”) fantastical and wickedly inventive feature directorial debut Dust Bunny, a 10-year-old girl joins forces with her hit man neighbor to confront each other’s monsters. Ten-year-old Aurora has a mysterious neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen) who kills real-life monsters. He’s a hit man for hire. So, when Aurora needs help killing the monster she believes ate her entire family, she procures his services. Suspecting that her parents may have fallen victim to assassins gunning for him, Aurora’s neighbor guiltily takes the job. Now, to protect her, he’ll need to battle an onslaught of assassins ― and accept that some monsters are real. DUST BUNNY is open in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #DustBunny #BryanFuller #madsmikkelsen

Travis Hopson reviews James L. Brooks' political comedy ELLA MCCAY starring Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Albert Brooks, Woody Harrelson, Jack Lowden, and Ayo Edibiri. SYNOPSIS: An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them. ELLA MCCAY is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #EllaMcCay #emmamackey #JamesLBrooks

Travis Hopson talks with Andrea Riseborough and Toni Collette about working with Kate Winslet on her directorial debut, GOODBYE JUNE! GOODBYE JUNE is in theaters now and hit Netflix on Christmas Eve. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #AndreaRiseborough #ToniCollette #katewinslet

Travis Hopson talks with Kate Winslet about her directorial debut, holiday dramedy GOODBYE JUNE . Winslet stars alongside Andrea Riseborough, Toni Collette, Timothy Spall, and Johnny Flynn. GOODBYE JUNE is in theaters now and hits Netflix on Christmas Eve. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #KateWinslet #GoodbyeJune #Netflix

Film critics Travis Hopson and Chris Bumbray discuss the industry-shattering news that Netflix has acquired Warner Bros.! What will this mean for the theatrical experience? Will movies on the big screen survive? All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #Netflix #warnerbros #NetflixWarnerBrothers

Travis Hopson reviews the heavenly rom-com ETERNITY starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner! SYNOPSIS: In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive. ETERNITY is open in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #ElizabethOlsen #MilesTeller #CallumTurner

Travis Hopson reviews Rian Johnson's WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY starring Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, Glenn Close, Cailee Spaeny, Mila Kunis, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS: Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus. When young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. Wicks’s modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Thomas Haden Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq. (Kerry Washington), aspiring politician Cy Draven (Daryl McCormack), town doctor Nat Sharp (Jeremy Renner), best-selling author Lee Ross (Andrew Scott), and concert cellist Simone Vivane (Cailee Spaeny). After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic. WAKE UP DEAD MAN is in select theaters now, Netflix on December 12th. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut #rianjohnson

Travis Hopson reviews Disney's ZOOTOPIA 2 featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Idris Elba, and Fortune Feimster! SYNOPSIS: In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia 2,” detectives Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before. ZOOTOPIA 2 is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #Zootopia2 #moviereview #disney

Travis Hopson talks with ZOOTOPIA 2 director Jared Bush, co-writer Byron Howard, and producer Yvett Merino about the beloved Disney sequel, and the evolving relationship between Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde. ZOOTOPIA 2 is in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #Zootopia2 #Zootopia #waltdisneyanimation

Travis Hopson talks with Ke Huy Quan and Fortune Feimster about the new characters they voice in ZOOTOPIA 2: Gary De'Snake and Nibbles Maplestick! ZOOTOPIA 2 is in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #zootopia2 #KeHuyQuan #FortuneFeimster

Travis Hopson talks with Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin about their return as Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps in ZOOTOPIA 2! Could romance be in the works for the mismatched pair? ZOOTOPIA 2 is in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #Zootopia2 #JasonBateman #GinniferGoodwin

Travis Hopson reviews Brendan Fraser in RENTAL FAMILY, opening in theaters on November 21st! SYNOPSIS: Set against modern-day Tokyo, “Rental Family follows an American actor (Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #BrendanFraser #RentalFamily #Japan

Travis Hopson reviews Jon M. Chu's WICKED: FOR GOOD led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande! WICKED: FOR GOOD opens Nov. 21st. SYNOPSIS: Five years after the events of “Wicked,” Elphaba Thropp is now a fugitive, branded the Wicked Witch of the West, who continues her fight for Animal rights and other causes. Glinda Upland, meanwhile, has become a spokeswoman known as Glinda the Good, under the watch of the Wizard and Madam Morrible. As the two deal with consequences of their choices, their relationship is tested by a complicated chain of events, including the unexpected arrival of Dorothy Gale from Kansas that will change the Land of Oz forever. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #WickedForGood #Wicked #arianagrande

Travis Hopson talks with KING IVORY stars James Badge Dale, Ben Foster, and Michael Mando about John Swab's Tulsa drug war thriller, opening in theaters on November 14th! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #BenFoster #JamesBadgeDale #MichaelMando

PREDATOR: BADLANDS director Dan Trachtenberg talks about his third PREDATOR movie in three years, changing the franchise formula, and more crossovers with ALIEN! PREDATOR: BADLANDS is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #predatorbadlands #dantrachtenberg #alien